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Barack Obama plagued by spectre of Nazi past
As Barack Obama prepares to make his landmark speech in Berlin on Thursday, hoping, no doubt, to capture something of the spirit (in his dreams, at least) of JFK’s famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" oration, many Germans believe the venue he’s chosen to deliver this address, the Siegessaule, or... [continued]
Yves St Laurent art works to be sold
The battle to win the rights to sell Yves St Laurent's £250m art collection – a contest between Christie's and Sotheby's - has been resolved, with Christie's emerging triumphant. As
reported in The First Post last week, the two auction houses had been courting St Laurent's long-time... [continued]
France bids adieu to YSL 
In Town Last Night: Gehry’s Pavilion opens at Serpentine
The latest temporary structure in the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Commission - designed by revered architect Frank Gehry - was unveiled in Hyde Park on Friday evening. Celebrations
continued at the nearby Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge where partygoers included gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones (left), architect Zaha Hadid... [continued]
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In pictures: Gehry's pavilion
Cate Blanchett beats PM over child porn
Cate Blanchett, the Oscar-winning actress, has done her bit for freedom of expression. The First Post reported in May how she had become embroiled in a dispute over a proposed photographic exhibition in Sydney that, according to the police, showed pornographic images of naked, pre-pubescent children.... [continued]
Lady Thatcher’s luvvie dinners at Garrick
The debate last week about whether Lady Thatcher should receive a state funeral or not appears a little premature, given that the former Tory leader is apparently in fine fettle and
enjoying a highly active social life. The Daily Mail reveals that Lady T, just three months... [continued]
Berlusconi leaves Lady T in the lurch
Chat show queens chase McCanns
American chat show queens Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey (pictured) are locked in a battle to secure an interview with Gerry and Kate
McCann, who were formally cleared today of any involvement in the disappearance of their daughter Madeline by the Portuguese police (they only became... [continued]
Newsdesk: Madeleine enquiry shelved
In brief: Lewis Hamilton splits up with his Pussycat Doll
Lucky in sport, unlucky in love: Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix on Sunday, but he has split up with his girlfriend, Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger (pictured together above)…The husband of singer Amy Winehouse , Blake Fielder-Civil, is to be sentenced today for assaulting a... [continued]
Will Abramovich yacht eclipse Melnichenko’s?
Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko has christened his newly-delivered £200m superyacht 'A' - so that nothing can precede it in the list of the world’s greatest vessels, according
to a report in the Sunday Times. However, his moment of glory is likely to be short-lived because his friend... [continued]
Melnichenko's superyacht
Roman denies latest house-buying rumour
Lady Diana Mosley talks of Hitler
As motorsport boss Max Mosley waits to see whether he has persuaded the High Court that the News of the World was wrong to describe his S&M routine as “Nazi-themed” – a
judgment in his breach of privacy case is expected mid-week – stories of his parents’... [continued]
Max Mosley awaits verdict
